Paterson man fights off armed robber, police say

PATERSON - A 59-year-old city man fended off an armed robbery attempt at a bus stop on Broadway Wednesday morning, police said.

The victim told authorities he was at the bus stop near East 23rd Street at about 5:30 am when two men confronted him, demanding his possessions, police said. One suspect pulled a gun, while the second punched the victim in the face, police said.

But the suspect told authorities that he resisted the robbery attempt and that the two suspects then ran away without taking anything, police said.